August 15, 2018 Weather Forecast
**Click directly on the images below to make them larger. Charts include: Maui County high/low forecasted temperatures, projected winds, projected localized weather conditions and expected wave heights.**
Looking Ahead
Trade winds are expected to stay in the light to moderate range through the weekend as a surface high pressure persists far northeast of the area. Tropical moisture from the east passing the islands in the next few days through the weekend will bring an increase in showers to the islands.
West Side
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Light and variable wind.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
South Side
Today: Isolated showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
North Shore
Today: Isolated showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Central Maui
Today: Isolated showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Breezy, with a northeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Scattered showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Upcountry
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.
Thursday: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
East Maui
Today: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 67. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Frequent showers. High near 84. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Lanai City
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 9 mph.
Kaunakakai
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Isolated showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 95. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov